Fresh Eats

New restaurants are turning South Lake Union into Seattle’s hottest dining destination.

As South Lake Union continues to grow with high tech and biotech jobs attracting retail and residential development, so too does the attraction for more dining and drinking establishments. These spots will help bring life and character to distinct corridors in the neighborhood. New restaurants will be fixtures for folks who live and work in South Lake Union and a boon to food-conscious Seattleites outside the neighborhood who are looking to savor the city’s next big thing.

Gastropod chef Travis Kukull and Epic Ales brewer Cody Morris will be opening Mollusk, a Southeast Asian curry and pan-Asian restaurant in the True North building on the southwest corner of Dexter Avenue North and Aloha Street. Now open.

Chef and restaurateur Ethan Stowell will be opening his third pizzeria on Ninth Avenue, similar in concept to Ballard Pizza Co. and Frelard Pizza Co. It’s set to offer salads, pizzas, local beers, and value-priced wines. Projected opening: Early 2016.

This Canadian chain from the folks at Joey’s specializes in craft beer and elevated bar food. It will take over the former Cal’s Classic American Kitchen space at 404 Terry Avenue. Projected opening: Early 2016.

A version of this story originally ran in the 2015-2016 Winter/Spring issue of Discover South Lake Union magazine.